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Oct. 23, 2018
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Canada's ban on asbestos to take effect but exempts mining residues

OTTAWA - Canada's new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium.


N.S. to broaden PTSD benefits for first responders as of next week

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder will have an easier time accessing workers' compensation benefits beginning Oct. 26.


Federal government moves to transform inmate segregation in federal prisons

OTTAWA - Eleven years after a teenager killed herself after spending more than three years in segregation in prison, Ottawa is moving to ban the practice of isolating prisoners who pose risks to security or themselves.
 
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Man wins five year battle over pay lost during Prince Edward Island snowstorm

CHARLOTTETOWN – In what might be a moral victory for every Canadian who ever had to go to work in bad weather, a P.E.I. man has won a five-year battle to get 3.5 hours worth of pay after being unable to get to the office. » Read More

McGill research finds significant driving impairment 5 hours after cannabis use

MONTREAL – Driving under the influence of cannabis remains dangerous even five hours after use, a new study by McGill University researchers has found. » Read More

 
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Northern communities get marine safety training and barges through the Oceans Protection Plan

HAY RIVER, NT (Oct. 14, 2018) – Protecting the marine environment and all users of Canada’s oceans and waterways is of paramount importance. The Government of Canada, under the Oceans Protection Plan, is making sure our coasts are protected in a modern and advanced way » Read More